Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading seeks a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry. The role offers the chance to lead innovative services and develop personal interests in R&D or management. Candidates should possess excellent clinical skills and relevant experience in elderly care. The position offers a generous benefits package, including flexible working options and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Discounts at popular retailers

Generous leave policies

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Wide medical knowledge and clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post.
• Experience in neurology and end of life care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the service in Old Age Psychiatry.
• Support R&D and quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide care.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Experience in elderly care medicine

Job description

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry 8 PAs - Job share applicants are also encouraged to apply.

It is no secret that we have an outstanding rating from the CQC, our staff survey results are one of the best in the country, that we are leaders in digital maturity and that we have a mature Quality Improvement approach to innovation and development.

What else we can offer you? Besides all of this is the chance to have time to pursue your own interests, so if they lie in R&D, QI, or management & leadership we'll support you.

In 2021 Berkshire Healthcare was 4th out of the 48 community and mental health trusts for the number of research projects we recruited to, and have refreshed our research strategy and are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to develop and implement our research programme.

QI, the Trust is very active in terms of quality improvement, including the opportunity to gain fully accredited QI qualifications.

If you wish to play a pivotal role in leading and developing the service, the opportunities are there. Equally if you wish to develop in this area, we are happy to support and nurture your talent to allow you to take on such roles in the future.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Consultant job description together with the person specification for this role.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Consultant job description together with the person specification for this role.

Person Specification

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience in additional medical specialty and especially when relevant to older adults e.g. elderly care medicine, neurology, end of life care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpr rata per annum